Slate's complete coverage of Sonia Sotomayor's nomination.

Slate's complete coverage of Sonia Sotomayor's nomination.

Slate on Sonia Sotomayor

Our complete coverage of Obama's Supreme Court nominee.

President Obama's selection of federal appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor to replace Justice David Souter on the Supreme Court marks a milestone for his administration and in the court's history. If confirmed, she would be the first Hispanic to sit on the high court and its third woman. Here's Slate's coverage of her path to the nomination and our commentary leading up to Obama's selection.